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Bachelor
S e p t e m ber 17, 2010
the student voice of wabash since 1908
volume 103 • issue 3
Senate Lets Students Decide
AFC Allocates $45,000 to Innova t ive Project
PETER ROBBINS ‘12
MANAGING EDITOR
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ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11
Student Body President Cody Stipes ‘11 and Treasurer Andrew Forrester ‘11 meet to discuss the AFC’s budget. The budget
saw heavy mark-ups during Tuesday night’s Senate meeting and was unanimously approved.
“war-room session.” That’s how Student Body
President Cody Stipes ’11 describes the Tuesday night
meeting of the Student Senate’s Audit and Finance Committee in which the AFC determined the budget for nearly every club on campus. The AFC reallocated roughly
$220,000. The session was different, however, from ones
in years past, most notably because $45,000 was allocated
to a new project entitled “Campus Improvement/Monon
Bell,” and because the session did not live up to its conflictalluding name.
“I was really proud of the guys on AFC tonight,” Stipes
said. “We did a good job of going through each club’s
budget fairly and uniformly. We made minimal changes to
clubs that weren’t also made to other clubs. Fairness is
something we need to uphold; I’ve stressed that from the
beginning.”
Some of the allocations are things that get money every
year: a $500 Wally Costume Deposit, the Student Activity Coordinator’s Salary ($8,420), and the National Act,
which received a $52,000 allocation. However, the most
alluring allocation is the $45,000 one mentioned before, on
which Stipes elaborated.
“That money is surplus from last year’s clubs that didn’t
use all of their money last year,” Stipes said. “We found
ourselves with some rollover this year, and we wanted to
use it wisely. Monon Bell is something the whole campus
is involved in.”
The $45,000 was allocated to the Senior Council, and
See AFC, Page 3
Crackdown: Students With Unpaid Bills Feel the Heat
KENNY FARRIS ‘12
STAFF WRITER
Less and less Wabash students and their
families are paying their tuition on time,
forcing the College to take new steps to
curtail the problem.
“There were a significant number of individuals who had, in one way or another, a
problem with the payment of tuition at the
start of the school year,” Wabash College
Chief Financial Officer Larry Griffith said.
Students were required to pay their balances by July 15.
G r i ffith noted that this pattern of payment behavior has increased over the past
four or five years. “The original consequence from the College was barring enrollment for the spring semester,” Griffith said.
In light of more and more missed deadlines, the College began barring enrollment
for the fall semester.
“The College did this because it’s not
fair to guys who take care what they were
supposed to do,” Griffith said. “We are
holding students accountable.”As a result,
more and more Wabash students visited
the Business Office before and during the
first weeks of classes to solve their payment problems. Lines in the Business
Office to fix payment issues often spilled
out of the Business Office and into the first
floor hallways of Center Hall.
“I got an e-mail saying I would not be
enrolled if I didn’t pay my bill,” one student
said. “I ended up visiting the Business
Office four times over a week period trying
to fix the problem.”
Student visits varied in frequency and
length. “Once my paperwork was turned in,
everything fell into place,” one student said.
At first, the Business Office sent e-mails
and made phone calls to students and their
families about their unpaid balances. As the
issue continued past the original deadline of
July 15 and the fall semester approached,
the Business Office began e-mailing fraternity presidents to have Greek students with
a balance visit the office and pay their bills.
Some of the common problems faced by
students included missing Financial Aid
forms, not applying for loans, missing paySee UNPAID, Page 3
ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11
Many students arrived back to campus with unfinished business to attend to. Students
could not move in to residence halls or fraternities until their Business Office accounts were
reconciled.
Bost’s Passion for Biology Led her To Wabash
JOHN DYKSTRA ‘13
STAFF WRITER
COURTESY OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Ann Bost is a Visiting
Assistant Professor of
Biology.
Some Wabash students dream of
receiving their diploma with either
a Chemistry or Biology major. This
degree leads some to med school,
pharmacy school—wherever they
desire. Visiting Assistant Professor
of Biology Anne Bost’s degree has
led her through an educational
odyssey that ultimately landed her at
Wabash.
Bost attended Rhodes College in
Memphis, Tenn. for her underg r a d-
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uate studies. There, she developed a
passion for Biology. “My professors embodied an intellectual
curiosity which I found captivating; by sophomore year, I was
hooked,” she said. Following her
term at Rhodes College, Bost
attended graduate school at Va nderbilt University. “A r e s e a r c h
internship in New York my senior
year [of undergrad] sealed the deal,
and the next year I found myself
quite happily pursuing a Ph.D. in
virology at Vanderbilt University.
The choice to attend Vandy ended
up being a great one on multiple
fronts.”
Attending graduate school was,
in fact, beneficial to Bost: she met
her husband, Preston Bost, the College’s Associate Professor of Psychology and Psychology Department Chair.
After Wabash recruited her husband, Bost and her family made a
trip to the College to check out the
campus. The weather during their
trip was warm during the day, but
snow fell during the night. “Despite
the sudden change in climate, we
southerners were smitten with the
beauty of Wabash—not only the
physical campus with its pristine
snow-covered mall, but also the
integrity of those we met and the
commitment to building relationships among students, faculty, and
staff. We recognized quickly that
this was a team we wanted to join,”
Bost said.
This year is not Bost’s first year
on-campus. As a matter of fact, she
served the College as an educational researcher with the Center of
Inquiry for the past eight years
before accepting her role in the
Biology Department. During those
eight years, she helped research the
correlation between the learning
See BOST, Page 3
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2010 One-Day
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September 17, 2010
Top: Wabash defenders walk away from a
downed Scot after delivering a crushing blow.
Middle Left: Jonathan Horn ‘12 carries the ball
after a catch.
Middle Right: A group of Wabash defenders
apprehend a Wooster player.
Bottom Right: On the way to a Wabash win, Wes
Chamblee ‘11 makes a tackle recognized as an
NCAC play of the week.
Photos by Grant McCloskey ‘12.
Good luck to all pledges
and freshmen participating in Chapel Sing on
Thursday!
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Sep t e m ber 17, 2010
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AFC
From Page 1
Stipes encouraged anyone
who has ideas about things
that would be good for
Campus Improvement to
send them to him via e-mail
([email protected]) or to
someone on the Senior
Council.
“The Campus Improvement idea comes out of the
students’ desire to give back
to the campus and shape the
future in a small way, ”
Stipes said. “This fund will
allow us to do some things
students have wanted to do
for a while. Some ideas we
have thrown around are
more benches on campus,
building an outdoor classroom, putting some outdoor
seating outside of Sparks
for the whole campus to
use, etc.”
The majority of the
$45,000 will go to events
for Monon Bell week,
which in years past has been
a big spending week for
many clubs on campus.
“We’re trying to get Bell
Week shirts for all students,
rally towels for the football
game, and organize some
more cookouts throughout
the week,” Stipes said. “We
are also planning a Friday
(before the game) event at
which, instead of showing a
movie, we would show old
Bell games, such as 2001
(“The Catch”) and last
year’s game. Basically any
game in which Wabash did
really well! And that
would be on one of the
nights that we guard campus, so it could be a wellattended event.”
Some other new events
that Student Senate tentatively planned thanks to last
year’s rollover include buses to two away football
games (Wi t t e n b e rg and
WashU). Fifty students
could attend the Wa s h U
event in St. Louis to tailgate and attend alumni
event organized by the St.
Louis Association of
Wabash Men.
Most of the rest of the
money went to various club
allocations, the largest of
which were Unidos Por
Sangre and the MXI. Stipes
indicated that these clubs
were always good stewards
of their money, which is
why they receive the largest
allocations every year. Lastl y, the Student Senate
approved a new purchasing
system for clubs. P-Cards
will replace the tedious purchase orders of the past.
“The P-Card system will
make the whole process of
things we need to buy easier,” Stipes said. “Before,
you had to go through the
business office, which took
a day or two. But now, a
president of a club can just
ask me for the P-Card and
he can go to Wal-Mart or
wherever and get what he
needs. Also, it opens up
online purchasing and hotel
booking, which took more
work before but will now
be instantaneous.”
In the end, Stipes couldn’t
be happier with how things
went down.
“This budget process was
the smoothest in a long
time,”
Stipes
said.
“The Campus Improvement/Monon Bell project is
a really exciting venture –
we’re spending our money
wisely.”
ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11
With $45,000 recently allocated to the Senior Council for “Campus Improvement/Monon
Bell,” Student Body President Cody Stipes ‘11 is open to suggestions for specific ideas on
how to spend the money.
Bost
From Page 1
improvement of students
and their institutional cultures. Thus, she was able to
theorize a strong quality of
Wabash: “Several Wabash
students worked with me
along the way, providing
insightful ideas and confirming my early suspicions
that the close student/faculty collaborations at Wabash
are one of the College’s best
strengths,” she said.
She currently team-teaches classes for Bio 111 and
Bio 101 along with their
respective labs. “When the
Biology Department adver-
tised a job last year, my
return to Biology in a great
small liberal arts college
seemed natural. In a sense,
I’m now back to the very
types of interactions that
first enticed me to the field
. . . and I’m enjoying every
minute of it,” she said.
Her educational/career
adventure has opened several opportunities to experience various facets of the
scientific method: “My
career path has had some
interesting turns, spanning
from collaborative work
with a public health institute and the Centers for Disease Control to hardcore
research in the pharmaceutical industry, to educational
research, to teaching undergraduate, graduate, and
medical students. Along the
way I’ve had a chance to
learn first-hand about lots
of different careers that
today’s science students can
pursue. I think exposure to
the different ‘lenses’ of science—the different ways
people approach scientific
questions—is formative as
students brainstorm their
own ideas and scientific
approaches.”
Bost’s passion for Biology is based on questioning:
“How do microbes and oth-
er pathogens make us sick?
How can we become well
again? What molecules
make the best pharmaceutical targets? What novel
ideas are still waiting to be
conceived? What responsibility do we have to share
available medications and
vaccines with those less fortunate than ourselves?
These are the questions that
percolate in my head,” Bost
said. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys spending
time with her seven-yearold daughter and fivemonth-old puppy in addition to reading, gardening,
and volunteer activities.
ALEX MOSEMAN | WABASH ‘11
After serving as an educational researcher for the Center of
Inquiry for eight years, Ann Bost will now teach in the
Biology Department as a Visiting Assistant Professor.
Correction:
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ment verification forms,
and bad checks.
The many processes that
must be completed in order
for the Financial Aid office
to complete a student’s
package have diff e r e n t
deadlines. For the 20102 0 11 school year, the
CSS/PROFILE (College
Scholarship Service Profile)
and FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student
Aid) forms are due Feb. 15.
Any corrections to the FAFSA are due March 1, and
the IDOC (Institutional
Documentation Service) is
due April 1. The IDOC is
not required for all students.
Griffith did not see any
relation between the
increase in late payments
and a possible drop in available financial aid. “In the
end, almost everyone got
their stuff worked out,”
Griffith said.
“More and more students
have to pay for college on
the own, and have to
cover the expected family
contribution of the parents,”
Griffith said. “But that is
only a possibility for the
increase in visits.”
The Expected Family
Contribution represents the
amount of money a family
can be expected to pay for a
child’s college education.
The number is determined
by a number of factors
reported on the FA F S A
papers, including the student and his family’s assets,
income, and dependency.
In Next Week’s Bachelor. . .
• Chapel Sing & Homecoming
Photos
• Rugby’s New Place
• The State of Academic
Integrity
• Faith at the College
The second headline on Page 5 of last week’s issue should
have read “Whatever Happened to My Old Wabash?”
Opinion
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Buying Wabash (Or Drop those Keys, Wallies!)
Often are the times when a Wa lly looks past his storied, 177-yearold campus with longing eyes,
thoughts floating on the evening
breeze, to the more ‘exquisite’
locales of Lafayette, Bloomington, and Indianapolis. Surveying
his stale environs, he imagines the
College and surrounding Crawfordsville to be a cage twice
removed, with the nearest vehicle
serving as the key to freedom.
We, at the Bachelor, are not so
easily persuaded. The big, bad,
flashiness of other locales carries
a false allure that incorrectly
diminishes the great Scarlet Sway.
Consider these solid reasons this
upcoming weekend to retire the
car, return the keys to their proper
place, and convert some precious
IU-girlfriend time into a seminar
of getting to know our tiny campus
The Issue:
Wallies have historically fled
the campus during the
weekend.
Our Stance:
Stick it out, Wabash!
Remember why you came!
and its surrounding, small Indiana town.
The Usual Sporting Events
with the Not-So-Usual Cast
We are not Division I. With that
out of the way, consider how exciting it is to finally watch true athletes: warriors who battle in the
classroom, as well as on the field.
How exciting it is to step into the
stands on a Saturday morning to
view Wes Chamblee, Jake Wa t e rman, or Kevin McCarthy bring
their respective sporting teams to
victory, while knowing the past
week they ably discussed, argued
and defended their perspectives,
all the while adding to your own
educational experience.
An Unexpected Spattering of
Historic, Nature and Local
Gems
The town and surrounding county is home to over nine museums,
including the Old Jail and Ben
Wallace Museum. The city is also
home to several bends of the
archaic and homey Sugar Creek,
where a sunset stroll with the
sweetheart will be sure to impress.
For other pointers, check out the
latest issue of the Commentary,
which ambitiously explores the
usual hangouts, along with some
promising discoveries. And the
best part, they are all within a
pleasurable autumn walk from the
comforts of your living unit.
The Support Staff of the
Wabash Community
Where else are you able to enjoy
the pleasures of an academic
digression with a Joycean scholar,
prolific Historian, or renowned
theologian over dinner, drinks or
just plain hors d’ oeuvres? We cannot overstress the unique opportunities presented with this limitless
ability to initiate and develop
meaningful, and dynamic mentor
relationships. Even if academics
sway you the wrong way, there
are other titans around the city,
including but not limited to, John,
the Iron Gate’s bartender staple,
Hal Utterback, the law enforcement officer running for Sheriff,
and Vic Powell, the Wally extraordinaire.
The Most Overlooked of All
Resources
Your brethren, if you haven’t
noticed, are great wells of wisdom, leadership and dynamic individualism. Wallies, on the whole,
are a collection of our generation’s
best and brightest, eclectic in all
the right ways and down-to-earth
in the others. Each backed by a
slew of colorful stories, each
Wabash man actively manifests
his own twisting history. Moreover, he finds himself writing his
life into that of his brothers.
In short, next time you consider
leaving, take the time to turn
around, pause, and reflect. Instead
of navigating the steering wheel to
rush off to the same old party or
entourage of collegiate escapes,
invest your time in the best way
possible and Go Wabash!
Gentlemen, It’s A Week Away!
Last night was a nice night. As I walked
from the basement of the library to my 5th
meeting of the night, the test lurking overhead blew away for a brief moment revealing a clear sky of stars. I paused for a second, damp fall air filling my lungs, before I
heard it; echoing about the tall shadows of
the buildings. Echoes of chanting. Echoes of
pride. Echoes of tradition.
My eyes fell from the stars and a smirk
consumed my face before I seized the halo
of the chapel. Three short years ago, wearing a new white T and black shorts, my
hamstrings twitched as my eyes scanned
the crowd and I stood bellowing those hallowed lyrics. Three short years ago, I
squirmed and shook with each approaching
Sphinx Club member. My fists clinched,
blood draining from my knuckles, I heard
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the taunting behind me. Am I next? Did I
forget to fist pump? Should I start from the
beginning now? A chill ran down my spine
as my eyes focused onto a white cap hastily approaching.
Heart racing, hamstrings pulling, and fists
aching; I fought off one after another desperately wanting to make my house proud.
My heart soared as the Sphinx Club member walked away and above the bellowing,
I heard my to-be-brothers scream for me as
if I had emerged from the Coliseum victorious.
Alas, the man to my right was not so fortunate as he danced with defeat and walked
into the shadow of the chapel, shirt stained
with a scarlet red “W.” His head sank as he
mumbled the words beneath his breathe.
No more members would be approaching
him. No more members would be listening
to his lyrics. No more brothers would be
standing in his corner that fateful afternoon.
Defeat.
As time pressed on, a potential grew in
me. How much longer must I chant? Can I
lower my voice yet? Does anyone in my
class stand with a sorrowful gaze at the
blades of grass, darkened by the shadow
of the chapel? Gradually, my hands stopped
sweating and my hamstrings stopped quivering. The chanting slowed to something yet
again passable as singing. I was consumed
by a desire to be invited into the chapel. If
only we could be given the chance to awe
the Sphinx Club with our melodic frat boy
overtones. If only we could stand shoulder
to shoulder as a unit.
Yet, it was over before I knew it. The
ending was tantamount to any sports defeat
I have experienced to date. Since I had
known Wabash, I had know Chapel Sing
practice. But it would be no more. I believe
it is these memories of trial that shall last
and teach us manhood. Do not look back in
anger…
Gentlemen, it’s a week away.
The Ba c h elor
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Sep t e m ber 17, 2010
The Necessary Changes of the Future
IAN GRANT ‘13
GUEST COLUMNIST
Too often is the discourse concerning renewable energy
and energy efficiency smothered by the overarching concerns of global warming. For many people, the primary
goal of easing our society from its exorbitant fossil fuel
usage is directly associated with the end goal of the reduction of greenhouse gases. For others the shift to renewable
energies, or renewables, marks their admittance that humans
cause and exacerbate global warming.
Global warming, man-made or otherwise, should not be
the primary reason for pursuing alternative energies. We
should seek renewables, rather, as a way to remove ourselves from coal, natural gas, and oil – finite resources
limited in number. The shift must occur slowly though,
because we are unable to bridge the gap in demand due to
industrial and technological limitations. Due to the low volume at which solar arrays, wind turbines, hydroelectric
plants, etc are currently being produced, the associated
costs for producing them are unduly high. As history
shows with most anything, increasing demand will prevail;
as the industry expands costs will drop, making these alternatives more affordable to individuals, individual energy
companies, and also the government.
Until that time, we are still in the experimental stage.
Consider one type of renewable energy: solar. While it
may work well in the vast, cloudless deserts of the southwest, it would not work horribly well in the cloudy expanse
of Washington State. Because of this, the expansion of
renewable resources may need to be tailored to a specific
area or region, reducing conformity of infrastructure and
ultimately leading to slower development.
Our renewable hands are also bound technologically in
other ways— no efficient means of storage exist for energy already generated. This means energy usage for a time
period is limited to the finite amount of energy able to be
produced immediately preceding the aforementioned time
period. Taking that to its logical extension reveals that a city
relying on solar energy might experience blackouts or
brownouts during peak consumption hours (near or after
sundown). As a result, major utilities, such as hospitals,
might also be exposed to these brownouts or blackouts.
With that said, the shift to renewables must come slowly, through the means of nuclear power, a modernized
electrical grid, and a culture of energy efficiency. Though
the initial investment, hundreds of millions of dollars,
might seem high, nuclear plants will produce energy for
decades upon decades at a fraction of the cost – especially
when one takes into account rising oil, natural gas, and coal
prices. Similarly, the reduction of imported fuels will
reduce, and hopefully eliminate, any future fuel embargoes
– like the one which ravaged the 1970s.
Moreover, the electrical grid in the United States is, at
best, inefficient and, at worst, unreliable. As it stands, the
current system relies on the best guess of the electrical
companies as to how much electricity needs to be supplied to the grid at any given moment in time. With the
adoption of smart grid technologies, however, electric
companies will be able to actively monitor the flow of
electricity in the grid, allowing for exact measurements in
real time regarding consumption. At the same time, these
smart grids will be able to more effectively incorporate
excess electricity generated by private individuals in homes
equipped with their own renewable generators.
In summation, remember that fossil fuels are limited.
There will come a time – albeit in an indeterminate future
– when they will run out. As such, it is better to cast off our
need for fossil fuels now, while they are still available, as
opposed to scrambling when they have already been tapped.
Purchasing and utilizing Energ y S t a r-rated appliances,
weatherizing one’s home, and limiting the excess in your
daily electrical habits are accessible ways of reducing consumption, lowering your bill and relieving an electrical
grid that is currently over-burdened and out-dated.
When Will America
Wake Up?
Letter to the Editor
An Insider’s Perspective on
the FIJI Mold
Social Security’s Continual
Problems
Dear Sir,
Mold is not something that anyone can plan; there are no mold forecasts. Nevertheless, there are certain conditions which can contribute to rapid mold growth. Last
spring a pipe carrying water from a disposal in the kitchen broke in our basement.
The pipe was fixed, but none of the walls or structural material were replaced. T h e
air-conditioning units were turned up to the mid to low 80’s Fahrenheit over the summer to conserve energy which led to high humidity levels in the basement. These
conditions and a myriad of other small factors contributed to what amounts to a “perfect storm” for mold growth.
The situation in FIJI’s basement is especially unfortunate for me and my roommate,
as we were supposed to occupy a house room in the basement. However, I am not
writing this to complain about my living situation, or the fact that the mold occurred
in the first place. What I am going to do is try to provide some ideas for the
future so things like this can hopefully be avoided; however, if that isn’t possible,
then to at least limit the impact of the event.
The mold problem in our basement was discovered in the early part of the week
before freshman Saturday. As I write this article, it has been almost four weeks since
the Indiana Restoration Services started cleaning our basement. They are being very
thorough in an effort to prevent a recurrence of the problem. However there are steps
that could have been taken and need be taken in the future to make sure that the mold
level never reaches the point it has: the point where a professional contracting
team takes almost a full month to clean up the mess.
First and foremost is the fact that the FIJI house belongs to the college and we lease
the building. As a house we pay the college to maintain the house over the summer
so that it is livable when we return in the fall. It would behoove the college in the
future to, if they do not already, perform detailed and regular walkthroughs during
the summer period to survey for any wide range of problems. Most problems,
which could arise during the summer period, if detected early, could be drastically
reduced in severity.
This is common sense – when I housesit for someone, I often check the house two
or three times a week.
Another important issue is the air handling over the summer by Campus Services.
Dave Morgan was quoted in last week’s Bachelor issue describing changes to the
amount of outside air that is brought into the house during the three dormant
months. While modifying the ratio of outside-to-inside air is one step in managing
the environment in the house, maintaining proper dehumidifying and temperature
control throughout the wet, hot summer months is important as well. As such, a proper balance between added energy costs and effective retardation of mold growth must
be struck when considering the air handling of all the houses on campus (a few of
whom have also had minor mold problems).
The College did deal with the situation as well as can be expected as it concerns
me personally – as soon as they noticed the problem, the administration offered my
roommate and me temporary housing in Martindale. As mentioned before, they are
also footing the bill for the cleanup.
Nevertheless, the one thing that would have made this entire process smoother for
everyone involved would have been if the whole process would have been more
transparency – especially to those directly affected (namely the FIJI brotherhood).
In conclusion, I have one other, last piece of advice to the contractors and, to a lesser extent, the College: it is really awful having an ever-changing estimate for the completion of the job. For the past few weeks, we have heard 3-4 days multiple times
a week. Please quote a conservative estimate and leave it at that. To recap: inspect
the house periodically, maintain the proper conditions, be transparent with progress
information, and make a single, educated conservative estimate of time.
For those of you who are curious, the latest timetable for our occupation of the
basement is Friday, Sept. 17 or Monday, Sept. 20 pending lab results of air quality
etc.
Sincerely,
Lucas Evans ‘12
TED PLUMMER ‘13
GUEST COLUMNIST
Social Security is a very difficult and
divisive issue that our nation faces today.
Many would argue that is has been one of
the most successful social programs in
the history of the United States. But
today, the system is headed for a crisis.
Both Republicans and Democrats have
neglected the issue of Social Security for
far too long, and to the detriment of this
nation. Most politicians acknowledge the
problem to placate their constituents, but
they get away with accomplishing nothing.
This is because the ill effects of the
crisis, until now, have been too far down
the road to be very relevant. The American people would much rather distract
themselves with what the First Lady is
wearing or the new décor of the oval
office than to hold their representatives
responsible.
Social Security was created during the
Roosevelt administration to help fight
poverty during the Great Depression. T h e
system relies on workers paying a portion
of their paychecks in taxes to the Federal Government. This money is put into a
fund to later be redistributed back to the
workers when they retire. T h e o r e t i c a l l y,
this will allow workers to retire earlier
leaving more jobs for younger generations. This worked fine until the politicians turned the Social Security system
into a slush fund.
Lawmakers have passed amendments
that allow people to receive benefits from
the system in other ways. Today not all of
the money is allocated to retired workers.
A portion of the money benefits people
with disabilities, and another portion is
allocated to assisting orphaned children.
As noble as these causes may be, without
increased payroll taxes to fund them they
could turn out to be more harmful than
helpful if the whole system fails.
In addition to this, lawmakers began
including the Social Security Trust Fund
into the federal budget. This means that
the Federal Government has been using
the fund’s surplus as revenue for the federal budget. As a result, according to the
2010 Social Security Trustees annual
report the fund’s former $2.5 trillion surplus is now part of the national debt. In
other words the federal government now
owes that money back to the Social Security Trust Fund.
The real problem occurs when the
Social Security Trust Fund begins paying
out more money in benefits than it is taking in through payroll taxes. This will
happen due to the fact that the baby
boomer generation is beginning to retire.
Not enough workers will be paying into
the fund, and too many retirees will be
taking out.
This means that the Fund will begin
running deficits, big ones. According the
CATO Institute, by the year 2037 Social
S e c u r i t y ’s unfunded liabilities will
amount to $17.5 trillion. Politicians have
been taking advantage of the system for
their own political benefit. They have
irresponsibly amended the Social Security system to allow them to give out more
social welfare, and to use the surpluses to
make the federal budget deficits to seem
smaller.
I fail to see the merit in the Social
Security system as it exists today. The
federal government can make all the
social welfare programs it wants by taxing us appropriately, not by spending our
retirement. Politicians have already
shown they are too irresponsible to manage our retirement effectively. Instead of
making our government responsible, why
can’t we as free citizens manage our own
retirement?
The federal government does not create
any wealth, but simply redistributes it.
There is no advantage to surrendering
more of our money to the government
when we can manage our own that money ourselves. More individual responsibility is needed and less reliance on government.
“...the ill effects of the crisis,
until now, have been too far
down the road to be very relevant.”
Ted Plummer ‘13
Christ’s United Methodist Church
Congratulates
Peter Santa Maria and Aaron Davis
Wabash Community Day gift card winners to the
Wabash Bookstore and a local grocery store.
Thank you to all of the men of Wabash that
participated in this event.
Christ’s United Methodist
909 E. Main St., Crawfordsville
765-362-2383
[email protected]
christsunitedmethodist.com
Pastor Chris Renick
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Coffee 10:45 a.m.
Worship 11 a.m.
Good Luck to Football,
Cross Country, Soccer,
and Golf!
Cavelife
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What are we eating?
Health concerns spark debate over meal options
GABE WATSON ‘13
STAFF WRITER
Two of the many recent crazes to sweep
America are sustainability and health.
These terms gets thrown around quite a bit
and can often seem distant and arbitrary.
But to some of the Wabash chefs, they have
redefined the way they prepare meals.
These sustainable practices are a primary
aspect of the food prepared by Bon Appétit,
the food company behind the Sparks Center. Independents know well the line that
takes them through selections of entrées at
breakfast, lunch, and dinner. But few know
how much work goes into their preparation.
Bon Appétit defines sustainability as having “food choices that celebrate flavor,
affirm regional cultural traditions, and support local communities without compromising air, water or soil, now and in the
future.” But what does all that mean?
They start by buying food from within a
150 mile radius of the school. Local farmers can supply cage-free eggs, antibiotic-free
beef and pork, organic produce, fresh
berries, and even honey. The farmers in
turn take the food scraps from Sparks back
to their farms as compost.
Buying local also reduces the travel distance of the food, thereby reducing the
energy required to move it. Bon Appétit
appears to have quite a symbiotic relationship with the local community. They even
work with the Students for Sustainability
and the Environmental Concerns Committee on campus.
Together, they were able to build and
maintain the first ever campus community
garden. “We were able to harvest local
produce and feature it in our café and catering over the last few months,” said Bon
Appétit General Manager Mary Jo Arthur.
With environment-friendly food options,
attentions now turn to health. Among Bon
Appétit’s many health options are available egg whites at breakfast, vegetarian
courses at every meal, and skim milk.
They also share many health strategies
with fraternity chefs. Head cooks Diane
Dagley of Sigma Chi and Lorie Hunt of
Beta Theta Pi say that they bake foods
rather than frying them whenever possible.
Bon Appétit, Dagley, and Hunt also all offer
salad and fresh fruit on a regular basis.
Dagley even changed the fryer oil at Sigma Chi to contain to trans fat. But other
than small steps like these, she admitted
than no major changes are being made. As
Hunt said, “I just cook the way I cook.”
Individualized cooking styles and the
smaller scale on which they serve food
make implementing a full 26-point health
standard guideline like Bon Appétit’s less
realistic.
However, each dinging area can supply
individualized foods on request. Hunt says
she buys Fiber One bars and tuna for one
student, and Bon Appétit began stocking
lactose free milk last year for lactose-intolerant students.
GRANT MCCLOSKY | WABASH ‘13
Sparks Center offers a variety of vegetable options. Other living units might not be as
accommodating.
Large-scale food production on a daily
basis is a difficult and tedious task, to be
sure, even for the smaller fraternities. As
health and environmental concerns continue to change our methodologies, producers
must adapt and supply accordingly.
But remember, these on-campus food
providers are here for you, the student. If
you want to help bring about more improvements, make a productive criticism or
request. After all, it is your body and your
world that are affected.
Linkin Park Burns Out
JOEL BUSTAMANTE ‘11
CAVELIFE EDITOR
Every once in awhile, a band tries to do
something new, spectacular, and inspired.
While most great music is simply a collective spark of rhythm, rhyme, and rebellion,
Linkin Park attempts to force a misguided
effort into a crafted and methodical masterpiece.
And it fails miserably.
The key problem with Linkin Park for the
past two albums has been just that. They t ry to
produce something meaningful. They try to
protest with soulful fists clenched in the air, a
la Flobots. They try to produce an album that
will invoke the future of techno-gospel, airy
hymns about love and truth overcoming the
hypocrisy of the human condition.
Seriously. One song is entitled “Wisdom,
Justice, and Love.” Go ahead. Re-read that
title and try to remember the days when Linkin
Park wrote about being “One Step Closer” to
suffering a physical and mental breakdown.
Just about every song rolls out as a postmodern blend of reggaeton, Middle Eastern horn
blowing, and a small spattering of retro-Linkin
Park rapping. Gone are the guitars and other
notable mainstays of a rock band. Forget the
memorable lyrical sendoffs of frontmen Mike
Shinoda and Chester Bennington; they have
“evolved” into preaching posers against some
war or the economy or something.
Fortunately, not all of it is a bloated sermon and nonsensical calls to arms. Reintroducing their defining blend of piano and grunge
certainly works in their favor. Of course, this
only happens right when you want to push
skip, giving the album a desperate second
chance.
Ultimately, the band is carefully crafting
failure in the highest degree. With no real
STEVE ABBOTT | WABASH ‘09
Linkin Park’s latest effort abandons their classic style for a more mechanical, crafted experience.
attempt at a coherent focus, the album feels
like a misshapen platter of 15-second samplings. Few songs crack the 1-minute mark,
instead ending up as previews alluding to the
penultimate track.
The band’s lead single “The Catalyst,” is
sadly the strongest song on the album. It bears
the evolved echoes of Meteora, a solemn burst
of power and sampling that the band wields
with a willing authority. Opening with the
familiar disc scratching and deftly strong guitars, “The Catalyst” proves that Linkin Park
can still return to that harrowing place they
once came from.
Yet, the song is the penultimate track of the
album. Virtually half of the disc is devoted to
building this song up, a constant stream
towards the best this band has to offer. Sadly,
the effect is nullified by negligence. As the
lead single, the song should have stayed as a
sampling of the album’s integrity, not be the
result of a hackneyed build up. Instead, it carries the opposite effect; a sharp metaphor that
when Linkin Park tries to dissect their methods,
they simply destroy everything that once made
them popular.
Yes, A Thousand Suns is mediocre album to
even the most encouraging of enthusiasts.
Sure, almost every track is a self-loathing ode
to the human race. And yeah, it does make
die hard Linkin Park fans regret following a
wannabe U2 clone with synthesizers. It does,
however, prove that there may be a single
shining ray of hope for the band to return to its
roots. If the album is a buildup to “The Catalyst,” then maybe, just maybe, the band can
feed off of that energy and rebuild their burntout image.
King Corona
JOEL BUSTAMENTE ‘11
CAVELIFE EDITOR
As the leaves turn from gracious greens to the warm fires of
fall, so too must a man’s beer.
Before you jump to your local
autumn sampler pack, consider
investing in a brew from south
of the border.
Dos Equis began as a German
beer in 1897, but quickly became
one of Mexico’s most prominent
drinks. The beer gained a cult status through the immensely popular “Wo r l d ’s Most Interesting
Man” campaign of the past
decade. And why not? The cool,
crisp bite of the brew swirls
around the palette, offering a
refreshing dip into Mexico’s
heart.
Furthermore, as both a hearty
ambar and a lighter, more accessible beer, Dos Equis satisfies a
wide variety of tastes. The heavier drink recalls a more somber
flavor, echoing a dry, leafy taste.
The most prominent Mexican
drink, however, is clearly Corona.
A relatively light lager, the beer is
best when mixed with a slice of
lemon or lime. Blending the sharp
citrusy flavor with a nice, moderate bite, Corona creates a unique
experience for any drinker.
Rarely does a brew maintain a
snappish, serious commitment to
solace and recreation. Corona
instantly transports the drinker to
the soft beaches and sun-filled
skies of the Mexican beaches. It’s
ultimately a vacation drink-exactly what a Wally needs as
school gets into full swing.
September 17, 2010
PAGE 7
Exploitation films still excel
Three Exploiting
Exploitations
The Bachelor
JAMES MOREY ‘11
MOVIE COLUMNIST
Machete came out a short
while ago, promising a bigger-budget 70's aesthetic and a
self-aware brand of sensationalism. The posters are faded,
scratched, and spotted, with
the title of the film in great
swept-back all-caps block lettering that give the impression of a monumental something. Danny Trejo has many
sharp things in his duster and
a teeth-baring expression of
judgment. "This, this is a
Movie," the posters seem to
proclaim, "in which lurid violence shall be the order of the
day, in which bosoms shall be
bared, and in which many
very loud things will happen."
The spirit is one of the
exploitation films of not-solong ago, along with a slightly skewed idea of B-movie
status. The word "exploitation" brings to mind tawdry
and possibly unsettling ideas
of people forced to work on
camera at gunpoint as fat pinstriped mobsters (and I do
mean their skin) puff Hanava
cigars while sitting halfin/half-out of a limousine and
chuckling at some private
joke.
The true history of exploitation cinema isn't nearly so
lurid, although it does have
its moments of too-much. An
exploitation film is, in short, a
movie advertised in a sensational way, with emphasis
placed on an outrageous
amount or level of violence,
gore, sex, nudity, star-power,
effects, or any combination of
those or other qualities. The
actual content tends toward
the strong overstatement of
theme and issue, using the real
world as a source of racy content and springboard for simplified ideas. The larg e
umbrella-genre dates back to
the earliest days of film, but
the biggest rise (and the reminisced-upon "golden days")
of exploitation cinema came
after the fall of the Hollywood production code, administered by Wabash alum Will
Hays (trivia!). in particular,
the 70's delivered the archetype of exploitation that
Machete harkens back to.
Machete might be termed a
Mexploitation film, a movie
that, in the 70's, would have
been calculated to appeal to
Hispanic audiences. Portmanteaus of the sort are common
tropes of the subgenre-naming business, with Blaxploitation, Sexploitation, Nazisploitation,and Cannbialsploiation among them. All share a
common trend of over- s i mplifying a population's interests and drives for the sake of
luring as many seats into the
theaters as possible. The targeted populations were often
race-based, especially in the
small grindhouses prevalent
in urban areas, or based on an
interest or specific desire to
see a certain type of content,
as in spaghetti westerns or
what I shall term car- p o r n
films. In nearly all cases, the
production of the film began
with a selection of a targ e t
audience and proceeded from
there. Heavy stereotyping is
a common thread in exploitation cinema, with quickly-recognizable riffs on the same
themes repeated for the sake
of avoiding exposition.
A film can't reach an audience that isn't there, and grindhouses, small theaters that
showed primarily exploitation
films (named for the repurposed burlesque theaters that
many occupied), were the
delivery method for this brand
of cinema. As time went by,
drive-in theaters began to
show exploitation films as
well, calculated to bring in
dates (and prunes) to a declining format.
Some of this may sound
f a m i l i a r. The exploitation
genre is not dead. A Trans formers is marketed as spectacle; the slowly dying tortureporn genre is a prime example
of lurid content for the pure
sake of violating boundaries—
and bringing audiences in to
watch those boundaries be
cleft in twain (medievalsploitation?). The current 3-D
fad (which might yet remain
popular; I cannot offer an
informed opinion) can be seen
as a form of exploitation, with
advertising prominently mentioning the extra dimension
and scenes constructed purely
for the sake of showing off
the technology. Violence continues to sell, sex continues
to sell, and wow-me effects
will always sell. In this vein,
we might consider Avatar an
exploitation film, one marketed as spectacle. And that's
nothing against the film, merely a pointing-out of the enduring draw of exploitation cinema.
The trend is not dead.
Transformers, Saw, Fast and
Furious, The Expendables,
Step Up 3D, Piranha 3D—
these and more are all films
that seek to capitalize on the
part of us all that wants to see
something larger than life.
The biggest differences? Budget and method of delivery.
Theatrical releases have the
money; straight to DVD films
have the freedom to be as
tawdry as they want. Machete
isn't as much of a throwback
as it might think—and it's a
smart film, one that poses as
something less than what it is,
a sheep in a lamb's clothing.
Grindhouse cinemas may be
dead, but their spirit lives on
in the big-budget spectacles
and low-budget fun-fests that
we still enjoy, perhaps with a
twinge of guilt, today.
Bush’s Everything Always Now
not really much of anything
JOHN DYKSTRA ‘13
en State. Hiatus and time in
general seem to have pushed
MUSIC COLUMNIST
the band away from their core
influence, Nirvana, therefore
2009 and 2010 appear to be suggesting that E v e ry t h i n g
the reincarnation of grunge Always Now will not be anothrock in the heart of music. er Sixteen Stone.
The song entails more eleAlice in Chains returned after
a 13 year hiatus to release ments of pop music rather
Black Gives Way to Blue; than the qualities of grunge
Soundgarden headlined Lol- that they used to steal a crown
lapalooza this summer and within the music industry in
will be releasing a complica- the early 90s. In fact, Rosstions album titled Telephan - d a l e ’s trademark voice is
tasm; and, finally, Bush con- unrecognizable and heavily
firmed their reunion June 21, layered out by cheesy guitar
releasing a new single that riffs. Lyrically, the song porsame day. The band also trays the ideas of love continrevealed that they are releasing uing into a couple’s afterlife,
a new album titled Everything according to Rossdale.
Through various interviews,
Always Now this fall.
Rossdale
has mentioned that
COURTESY OF
The new album will be the
the
new
album
takes a differband’s first album produced
Bush
fails
to
reclaim
their
former
glory
with
their
latest
attempt
since 2001’s Gold State, an ent approach to music than its
album that sold poorly and led previous work. He credits his
to their disband. Gavin Ross- maturity as a writer to be a darker melody about a para- rest of Everything A l w a y s
dale and Robin Goodrich are key to the band’s evolution. sitic relationship—the type of Now. If they are to mimic the
the only two original mem- His hit solo album will pledge song he tends to excel at. He is aesthetics of songs like
bers of the band. They brought to that, even though “After- also featured on the song’s “Machinehead,” “Glycerine,”
back Chris Taynor from the life” has instilled some anx- music video.
“Comedown,” “Straight No
Gold State Tour to fulfill lead iousness in the stomach of the
Where the leading bands of C h a s e r,” and “Chemicals
guitar duties and replaced band’s fan base.
grunge—Soundgarden, Pearl Between Us,” I will signifiRossdale, despite the antic- Jam, and Alice and Chains— cantly regret giving them such
David Parsons with Corey
ipation of Bush’s new album, have continued their success, a negative review. But, as the
Britz on bass.
Based on their most recent managed to find success with Bush seems to have prepared first insight to their new album
single “Afterlife,” I’m afraid another band, Apocalyptica, a themselves to fail yet again. suggests, prepare for another
to say the band appears to be Finnish cello metal band who As stated earlier, “Afterlife” disappointing album and to
continuing the demise of released their ninth album 7th has concerned several Bush label them another band of
which they left off with in Symphony on August 24. He fans. Hopefully the thrill of “used-to-be’s.”
2002 with the release of Gold- was a guest vocalist for the their return is enclosed in the
band’s song “End of Me,” a
JOEL BUSTAMANTE ‘11
CAVEMAN EDITOR
Black Dynamite
(2009)
-Taking a shot at
virtually every
Shaft film ever
made, Black Dynamite takes the
reigns as the premier Blaxploitation
film. Wi s e - c r a c king
anti-hero
“Black Dynamite”
fights the good
fight against the
drugs, greed and
corruption of the ghetto, all while smooth-talking
his way with all the ladies.
Hebrew Hammer (2003)
–Adam Goldberg stars in this
Jewish parody,
turning a holy
rabbi into a
dreidel-spinning
death machine.
The solemn
superhero must
defend
the
world from a
crazed son of
Santa Claus,
whose
only
desire is to rid
the world of any
religion that
opposes Christmas. Watch the film if only for
the Star of David throwing stars.
Ninja Assassin (2009)
–While technically not an exploitation film per
se, Ninja Assassin
utilizes an overly
stereotypical culture and turns it
into a frenzy of
fury. South Korean pop sensation
Rain makes his
film debut by
slashing and skinning his way
through countless
ninjas, all of which
classify as some of
the coolest fight
scenes of all time.
Sports
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September 17, 2010
8
Football Survives Opener
Two weeks in a row Wabash’s
football tam has been unable to
escape unscathed with injuries
beginning to pile up.
BRANDAN ALFORD ‘12
SPORTS EDITOR
Winning always comes at a price. At the
rate Wabash’s football team is going, that
price may soon become too steep. For a
second consecutive week, the Little Giants
suffered a devastating injury to an integral
part of their offensive arsenal. In Wabash’s
preseason scrimmage the Little Giants lost
all-conference senior wide receiver Kody
LeMond for the season after a torn ACL.
This past weekend’s 21-17 season opening
victory over conference-foe Wooster saw
an eerily similar injury. Fellow senior wide
receiver Wes Chamblee, who scored the
season’s first points on a 72-yard touchdown reception, tore his ACL during the
first half and, obviously, would not return.
Chamblee, who was an all-American
returner last fall, will leave a notable void
not only in the passing attack, but in most
all phases of special teams.
Those two losses to the offense, which is
an already young and relatively inexperienced group, are tough ones to swallow
as the team moves forward through conference play. While the Little Giants were
unable to put away Wooster with a dominating offensive effort, several individuals turned in impressive performances on
both sides of the ball.
After an extended competition for the
quarterback position, sophomore Chase
Belton emerged as the starter for the Little
Giants. “Chase is a really athletic quarterback, he can do a lot of things with his
legs as well as his arm,” coach Erik Raeburn explained. “Throughout camp, he
took care of the ball the best of any of the
GRANT MCCLOSKEY | WABASH ‘12
Senior defensive lineman JD McClintic celebrates one of his two tackles for loss on
Saturday. McClintic finished the game with seven total tackles in a 21-17 win.
quarterbacks in terms of not turning the
ball over.”
Belton didn’t disappoint after being
handed the reins of the Wabash offense,
churning out 331 yards of total offense
and two touchdowns. The sophomore dualthreat quarterback completed 61 percent
of his passes (16-26) en route to 250 yards
and the two touchdowns. Belton also led
the Little Giants rushing attack with 81
yards.
Raeburn was equally impressed with the
play of his inexperienced offensive line.
“We had a lot of guys starting their first
games on Saturday, so overall I was pleased
with the way those guys played. If it
weren’t for several big sacks, we would
have been close to 200 yards rushing.
That’s an impressive number for the first
game.”
After the loss of Chamblee and LeMond
on the outside, Belton seemed to find a
dependable target in junior Jonathan Horn.
After a sophomore season of 32 catches
and 420 yards with two touchdowns, it
appears Horn will be playing a much larger role in the passing game. Horn, who
has turned in two of his best career games
in his last three outings, had another breakout game Saturday, hauling in 8 catches
for 108 yards and a touchdown. “We’d
like to have Wes and Kody out on the field,
but we feel like we have enough talent to
step up and fill those holes the best they
can,” Horn said. “We need to make the
best of the situation, with the players we
have left. Those are two players you don’t
want to have to play without, but with the
depth we have at receiver, we shouldn’t
miss a beat.”
Flanking Horn for the rest of the way
will likely be juniors Devin Kelly and
Brady Young and freshman James Kraus.
Kraus, who made his first appearance in a
Little Giant uniform Saturday made the
most of his opportunity, catching four passes for 42 yards.
“We are definitely going to feel the loss
of Wes and Kody,” Raeburn said. “You
just can’t replace guys like that. They are
explosive receivers who can stretch a
defense. But we saw the receiver position
as an area of strength for us going into the
season with a lot of depth, so we will be
looking for guys to step up in their place.”
With a young group that will be spending
the early season learning as they go, Raeburn hopes to see noticeable improvement
when the team suits up on the road at Ohio
Wesleyan in week 2. “Most people say
that you will see the greatest improvement
in a team between weeks one and two, so
we will hopefully see that kind of improvement against Ohio Wesleyan.”
The Battling Bishops have struggled out
of the gate, going 0-2 in road losses to
Denison and conference-favorite Wittenberg. OWU’s offense has been anemic in
the season’s early going, only mustering
two field goals in a 21-6 loss to the Big Red
before a 51-0 blowout loss at the hands of
Wittenberg. Like Wabash, Wesleyan features several young players at key positions, with freshmen starting at quarterback, and three of the four defensive back
positions. The matchup between Ohio Wesleyan and Wabash is the first meeting
between the two since the 2007 season.
Cross Country Faces Big-Time
Test at Indiana Intercollegiates
SETH HENSLEY ‘14
STAFF WRITER
What if Coach Raeburn and the football
team matched up against Rich Rodriguez
and the Michigan Wolverines this weekend? Or how about Coach Petty and the
basketball team taking on Mike Brey and
the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in mid
December? For Coach Busch and the
Wabash Cross Country team it’s not a
matter of if, but when. Sizing up against
Division one and Division two talents is a
regular occurrence for the cross-country
team. For instance this Friday, September
17th at 5:15pm on the Purdue University
Campus, your Little Giant runners with
face off against the best talents in the State
of Indiana. Teams will include top 25
nationally ranked Indiana University, Purdue, Indiana State, Butler, IUPUI, Evansville and many more.
This meet will draw in big crowds consisting of fans, family, friends, and high
school athletes from all over the state.
This is a big transition for any freshman
runner to have to deal with. The largest
race that you will see in high school would
be the state meet that plays host to around
200 runners. In just the second race of the
year on the collegiate level freshmen are
competing against some of the best 250
runners in the state and nation. “It takes
about a year for our young guys to get
completely use to this higher level of competition.” Coach Busch explained, also
saying that the team really looks to its
upperclassmen for leadership and support.
Dealing with this kind of transition of
small stage to big stage is more mental
than it is physical. To make sure his runners know this and know how to deal with
it Coach Busch simply puts its as “ You
have two feet, put one foot in front of the
other and the fastest guy wins.” As simplistic as that may sound it is the way that
the cross-country team maintains mentally focused.
The cross-country team sets out a goal
every year and that is to make it to the
national championship. They do whatever it takes to achieve that goal. That means
competing against Division one and two
talents is a must. Obviously not competing solely on the Division three level is
more of a challenge, but as Coach Busch
sees it “ Don’t tow the line if you are
only going to give 50 %.” In other words,
don’t step up to the challenge if you are not
going to give it all you have. This mindset instilled in the runners by the coaches,
should give the mental fortitude to achieve
the goal of reaching the national championship.
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Senior wide Receiver Wes Chamblee (84) opened the 2010 season in style, with an early
72-yard touchdown reception for the first points on newly dedicated Sewell Field.
Hollett Stadium
Dedicated at Opener
BRANDAN ALFORD ‘12
SPORTS EDITOR
DREW CASEY| WABASH ‘12
Wabash’s Cross Country squad will get a unique challenge when it heads to Purdue.
Opening Saturday during football season is always an exciting and significant
event on college campuses throughout the
country. “The first football game is always
significant for a lot of reasons,” Dean of
Athletics Tom Bambrey explained. “It signifies that classes are back in session, that
sports like soccer and cross country are
under way, and that everyone is back to
campus. Football draws a crowd and it
gives freshmen parents the chance to come
to campus for the first time and for alumni
the chance to come back.” This past Saturday’s season-opening win over conference
foe Wooster had all that and more. Saturday’s game was the first contest played on
Wabash’s newly installed field turf, and a
stadium dedication was the headlining event
of the pre-game ceremonies. The field at
Hollett Little Giant Stadium was renamed
Sewell field in honor of the late David
Hunter Sewell ’76. Sewell played football
and wrestled during his time at Wabash.
The major donation by Trustee Gary
Reamey ’77 made the completion of the
project possible, and Reamey had the field
named after Sewell, with whom he was
close friends. “Saturday was the culmination of a dream for a lot of people,” Bambrey said. “The work we have been doing
for four years has been completed. To finally play the first game on that field was
something special.”
Saturday’s festivities also held special
significance for the members of the Wabash
football team, and the Wabash community
at large. A ceremony for Josh Linthecum
was held to honor the former student-athlete’s memory. Linthecum, who would have
been a junior this fall, passed away this
past winter due to complications during an
off-season surgery. A popular member of the
team and in the classroom, Linthecum’s
teammates decided to honor him with an
insignia on the back of their helmets. “It
was a very emotional weekend for a lot of
guys, especially the ones who were really
close to Josh,” coach Erik Raeburn noted.
“He was a great kid who was very popular
among the guys, so it’s been hard on everyone. But it was great to see his parents and
family back on campus.” The insignia will
have Linthecum’s #70 that he wore while at
Wabash. “The football program has decided that the number 70 will not be used by
any player until the time that Josh would
have graduated from Wabash.” On an emotional weekend for all involved, Saturday’s
win over Wooster couldn’t have been sweeter. It was a performance Linthecum would
have been proud to have been a part of on a
field that Sewell would be proud to have
bear his name.
The Bachelor
September 17, 2010
Soccer Off
to Strong
Start
Little Giants’
Road to the
Playoffs No
Guarantee
BRANDAN ALFORD
KYLE BENDER ‘12
SPORTS
EDITOR
STAFF WRITER
With strong upperclassmen leadership
and a new defensive formation, the Wabash
soccer team is off to its strongest start since
the 1996 season. The squad has already
beaten in-state rivals Earlham and Anderson while shutting out Spalding University and Maryville College in the Robbie
Dreher Memorial Classic.
“I think our great start can be attributed
to our ability to win the 1v1 battles near the
pitch,” said junior Femi Oluyedun, the
team’s leading goal scorer. “When we’re
able to defend as a team, we’re able to
hold teams to less goals and it also allows
us to make more offensive attacks.”
This year’s team also has the luxury of
many upperclassmen who have logged
considerable minutes on the field during
their Wabash soccer careers.
“Finally having experience has helped
tremendously this year,” Oluyedun said.
“There have already been a few games,
Anderson and Earlham in particular, where
we were able to come from behind and
score late goals to win. That probably
wouldn’t have happened during our freshmen and sophomore seasons because we
hadn’t learned how to win games like that.
In the past, we would have been happy
with a tie but now we seek to win those
games.”
Coach Roberto Giannini echoed these
statements following Saturday’s win
against Earlham, a game that was won
thanks to a dramatic late goal by Oluyeden
with just four minutes remaining regulation.
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Junior Austin Jennings and the soccer team are off to a 4-1 start entering Wednesday.
“We always tell our guys at halftime the
match isn’t over,” he said. “Sure enough,
this time it wasn’t. Earlham came back in
a very physical second half and tied the
match. You could read the desire to win on
our players’ faces. It was clear we didn’t
want to play for the tie, that we were going
to fight to find a way to win. We played our
style of soccer over the final seven minutes
and found that game-winning goal.”
While a challenging second half of the
season lies ahead, the Little Giants have
been careful to stay on track and focused on
the goal at hand – a birth in the prestigious NCAC playoffs in November.
“One thing we do is get up early and do
morning workouts as a team just so that
when we get to those big games, we know
we’ve put in the work,” Oluyeden said.
“Our captains are very good about keeping
us motivated and working hard during
practice as well. We need to be strong late
in the season because we have a number of
important conference games remaining.”
Wednesday night’s match with rival
Depauw was an excellent test for the Little
Giants. Unable to score an equalizing goal
late in the second half, the team suffered a
1-0 road loss to the Tigers. Wabash outshot
DePauw 11-8, but were not able to find
the back of the net on their eight shots on
goal.
The team will travel Saturday to the University of Chicago for a 2:30 PM contest
and also Wednesday to Franklin. They will
resume play at Mud Hollow next Saturday
to kick-off their NCAC schedule versus
Hiram at noon.
Intramurals Start Again
2009-2010 IM STANDINGS
1. BETA THETA PI
2. LAMBDA CHI ALPHA
3. SIGMA CHI
4. FACULTY/STAFF
5. PHI GAMMA DELTA
6. PHI KAPPA PSI
7. THETA DELTA CHI
8. WOL-MOR/COLLEGE
9. MARTINDALE
10. TAU KAPPA EPSILON
11. PHI DELTA THETA
12. KAPPA SIGMA
13. NAMA
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Action from this week’s flag football matchup
between FIJI and TKE. The start of flag
football signifies the beginning of the 20102011 intramural season. Lambda Chi will look
for a repeat as flag football champions, and
Beta Theta Pi will chase a second consecutive
Intramural Overall Championship after winning
the title in 2009-2010.
UPCOMING EVENTS
SEPTEMBER 20 - TENNIS SINGLES
SEPTEMBER 23 - IM GOLF
SEPTEMBER 27 - TENNIS DOUBLES
OCTOBER 7 - CROSS COUNTRY
OCTOBER 11 - CHESS
OCTOBER 25 - VOLLEYBALL BEGINS
OCTOBER 27 - BILLIARDS BEGIN
NOVEMBER 15 - TABLE TENNIS
NOVEMBER 16 - WRESTLING
For the past four years, one thing
has been a constant: a Wabash football team in the NCAA Division III
football playoffs. The Little Giants
have run through the NCAC regular
season the past five years with only
one blip on the radar. And if not for a
collapsed lung to starting quarterback and all-conference performer
Matt Hudson, we could be talking
about a six-peat in the NCAC.
But I digress. This is not the same
football team we have watched on
Saturdays for the past four years.
This team has plenty of talent,
enough to once again make a run at
an NCAC title and NCAA playoff
spot. But it’s not going to be the cakewalk we, as fans, have come to
expect. For one thing, the conference
has one of the nation’s premier
defenses and legitimate title contenders in conference rival Wi t t e nberg. The Tigers were the only team
to knock Wabash off last year before
an opening round loss in the playoffs.
The offense is going to have a new
look to it this year. Gone is Matt
Hudson and his 6’6” pocket-passing
frame. In to replace the three-year
starter is sophomore Chase Belton,
whose dual-threat abilities will create
mismatches.
Belton’s passing options took a big
hit the last two weeks with the loss of
all-conference seniors Wes Chamblee and Kody LeMond, both
receivers. Chamblee’s loss hurts even
more in special teams where he was
an all-American a year ago as a
return specialist. The onus of the
passing game now lies on a trio of
juniors who will get their first chance
at being option 1-A. The group, headlined by Jonathan Horn, includes
Brady Young and Devin Kelly, both
with previous starting experience.
Even if Belton is able to produce
consistently in the passing game, he
will have to do so behind a young
o ffensive line with not much experience to fall back on.
The point of all this is simple: This
season is going to be a grind. There
likely won’t be many 40-0 halftime
scores that become nothing more than
formalities. This team is going to
have to win tough and win ugly. It is
going to have to grind out wins on
the road with players that don’t have
much experience doing so. The playoffs are not going to be a foregone
conclusion by the middle of October, and this year’s Bell Game won’t
just be for bragging rights. It very
well could be for Wabash’s playoff
life. This season, in order to be successful, this team will have to fight.
Good thing we pride ourselves on
that exact quality.
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The Bachelor
September 17, 2010
This Week’s Soccer Action
DREW CASEY | WABASH ‘12
Soccer action from this past weekend’s match against instate rival Earlham. The 3-2 win was Wabash’s fourth in
its first five matches.
Top Right: Senior Dylan Andrews goes one-on-one with
an Earlham defender. Andrews’ four assists on the
season give him the team lead.
Top Left: Sophomore midfielder Ryan Fier looks to
maintain possession against an Earlham defender.
Right: Junior Austin Jennings corrals a loose ball during
this past weekend’s win.
Near Bottom: Junior forward Femi Oluyedun attacks into
the offensive end. Oluyedon’s goal late in the match
proved the be the game-winner. Oluyedun now has
three tallies on the year. Oluyedun’s three goals lead the
squad, as well as his 18 points.
Far Bottom: Junior forward Tommy Pecar looks to make
a run.